Performance

Paul Burston

Nov 3, 20221 min read

We Can Be Heroes : Neil Bartlett

Bette Bourne & Neil Bartlett in A Vision of Love Revealed In Sleep, 1989 Welcome to the latest episode of We Can Be Heroes podcast with...

Paul Burston

Oct 23, 20221 min read

We Can Be Heroes : Adele Anderson

New episode of We Can Be Heroes with singer, actress, trans icon and my good friend Adele Anderson of Fascinating Aida. Here she is...

Paul Burston

Oct 18, 20221 min read

Polari turns 15!

Next month, Polari will be 15 years old! Yes, it'll be a whopping 15 years since we hosted our first ever event upstairs at the Green...

Paul Burston

Jun 1, 20221 min read

We Can Be Heroes – the podcast

I'm currently working on the copyedit for my memoir, We Can Be Heroes, which is out next summer. Meanwhile, I've been busy working on a...

Paul Burston

May 4, 20222 min read

Vive Le Moulin Rouge!

I want to gush, gush, gush about Moulin Rouge! And thanks to the wonders of the internet, I can, can, can! As you can probably tell, I’ve...

Paul Burston

Apr 27, 20221 min read

Hope Springs eternal

I’m rather late to the cult of Miss Hope Springs. About a décennie late, as it happens. But last night I beheld her for the very first...

Paul Burston

Mar 20, 20221 min read

Polari Peckham and On Sea

Coming up in April we have two special Polari events. The first is on Wednesday April 20 at gay gastro pub John The Unicorn in Peckham,...

Paul Burston

Mar 16, 20222 min read

Some thoughts about Cock

The cast are great – not just Taron Egerton and Jonathan Bailey, but also Jade Anouka and Phil Daniels. Though I confess that during one...

Paul Burston

Jun 19, 20212 min read

Twist In My Sobriety

Like many people, I’ve really missed live performance – both as a spectator and as a producer / performer. Last month, Polari returned to...